Author

Title

1st

DJ

Publisher

Description

Photo

Price

Purchase

ABC British Rail Locomotives

Y

N

Ian Allan

1989.  1st Edition.  Paperback in Fine condition.  No marks or inscriptions.  Bright pages, tightly bound.  Cover in Fine condition.  Colour photos, 112 pages.

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£2.99

Bogle, Joanna

A Book of Feasts and Seasons

N

N

Gracewing Fowler Wright Books

1998. Fine book signed and inscribed and SIGNED by the author “To Margaret with best wishes, Joanna Bogle, March 2001”.  Bright pages, tightly bound, uncreased spine.

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£8.99

Bonavia, Michael R

British Rail - The First 25 Years

Y

Y

David & Charles

1981.  Fine book in a Near Fine DJ.  No marks or inscriptions.  Bright pages, tightly bound.  The DJ is showing signs of shelf wear.  240 pages with many black & white photos.  1st Edition.

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£6.99

Helvin, Marie

Marie Helvin The Autobiography

Y

N

Weidenfeld & Nicolson

2007. Brand new book.  Minor damage to the “wrap around”. Includes  small pamphlet of Vogue cover shots attached to the front cover.  1st Edition.

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£5.99

Jay, Sydney

18 Platoon

N

Y

Sydney Jary Ltd.

1988. This is a book in Near Fine condition with a Very Good Dust-Jacket.  The book contains the following inscription on the title page:  “For Simon Heathcote, With Best Wishes, 25 May ‘88” and is SIGNED by the author.  The recipient has also signed the book on the front fep.  The pages are bright and tightly bound.  The unclipped Dust-Jacket is showing signs of shelf wear, including a closed tear to the back and rubbing to all extremities and some foxing to the edges of the flaps.  The Dust-Jacket is now protected with a removable clear plastic mylar cover to prevent any further damage.  This is the 2nd edition of this book but is the only copy I have found that bears the author’s signature.

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£99.00

Mathews, Basil

Livingstone The Pathfinder

N

N

Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press

1913.  Very Good+ condition book.  There are no marks or inscriptions.  The pages remain bright and tightly bound.  16 illustrations by Ernest Prater and 28 other pictures & photos.  Revised 2nd edition.

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£4.99

Monks, John

Elisabeth Murdoch – Two Lives

Y

Y

Macmillan

1994. This is a book in Near Fine+ condition with a Very Good+ Dust-Jacket.  There are no marks or inscriptions, other than that by the subject of this biography including Dame Elisabeth’s SIGNATURE.  The pages are bright and tightly bound.  The Dist-Jacket is showing a few signs of shelf wear, mainly bumping and a slightly loose fit.  The inscription opposite the main title page and underneath a photograph of Dame Elisabeth reads: “For Joanna Allen, with best wishes, from Elisabeth Murdoch, November 1994”.  The book is a fascinating tale of the life of Dame Elisabeth, widow of Sir Keith Murdoch and mother to Rupert Murdoch.  This is the only signed copy of this book currently listed on the internet.  There are 78 illustrations, mainly black & white, although some colour, photographs.  This really is an excellent and unique book!

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£99.00

My Fair Lady

Souvenir Book from Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

Y

N

Theatre Royal

1958.  Book is in Very Good+ condition.  No marks or inscriptions.  Pages are bright and tightly bound.  There is an amended cast update from 1959 which has been quite neatly glued into the front of the book.  Many of the photographs have been taken by Cecil Beaton.  Covers are in Very Good condition with some bumping to the corners.  A very interesting book.

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£6.99

O’Reilly, Bernard

Cullen Ben Bong

N

N

W R Smith & Patterson PTY

1945. This is a book in Very Good condition.  There is a neat previous owners name written at the top of the front fep and the book is SIGNED on the first title page by the author.  The pages remain bright and tightly bound, other than a split which has developed between pages 16 & 17.  The illustrated outer cover cannot be removed as it is attached along the spine and is split along the flaps.  The spine is also showing signs of damage and wear.  Published in Australia in 1945 this would have been produced to war standards.  This is the 2nd edition of this book but is the only copy I have found that bears the author’s signature.

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£15.99

Shewell-Cooper, W.E.

The A.B.C. Of Bulbs And Corms

N

Y

English Universities Press

1956.  Fine book in a Very Good+ DJ.  No marks or inscriptions.  Bright pages, tightly bound.  Colour photos, black & white illustrations.

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£2.99

Shewell-Cooper, W.E.

The A.B.C. Of The Greenhouse

N

Y

English Universities Press

1966.  Near Fine book in a Good+ DJ, now protected by a removable mylar covering.  No marks or inscriptions.  Bright pages, tightly bound with a little foxing.  Black & white photos & illustrations.

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£2.99

Timpson, John

Today And Yesterday

Y

Y

George Allen & Unwin

1976. Fine book in a Near Fine DJ.  SIGNED and dedicated by the author: “To N.R.S - With all Wishes, John Timpson”.  DJ is showing some signs of shelf-wear.  1st Edition.

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£6.99

Waugh, Auberon

The Diaries of Auberon Waugh

N

N

The Akadine Press

Sub-titled: Four crowded years 1972 – 1976 & a turbulent decade 1976 – 1985.  Brand new soft-cover in shrink wrapping.

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£8.99

Wood, Charles

How To Draw Portraits

N

N

The Studio

1945.  Very Good+ book. No marks or inscriptions.  Bright pages, tightly bound.  It is possible the the front fep has been removed (the first page is the title page).  Covers are in good order.

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£2.99

Ziegler, Oswald L

Soul Of A City - Sydney

Y

Y

The Council of the City of Sydney

1952.  Very Good condition book in a Good+ DJ. There are no makes or inscriptions.  The pages are bright and remain tightly bound.  There is some fading to the edges of the front and rear feps.  The boards have warped.  The DJ has faded and has a number of closed tears.  There is a dedication plate stuck to the front fep to “Captain Bernard C Frost” SIGNED by the Lord Mayor (Ernest Charles O’Dea), dated April 1952.  The plate marks the 7th Conference of the International Federation of Air Line Pilots Association.  A really interesting book depicting Sydney, Australia in the early 1950s in many stunning black & white photographs.  Approx. 12” x 12”. 1st Edition.

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£9.99